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Protecting Mi’kmaq Petroglyphs in Bedford, Kejimkujik National Park
When Donna Morris looks at the Mi’kmaq petroglyphs at Kejimkujik National Park, she sees history. “There’s a picture of a caribou. There’s a picture of a little missionary man that goes back to the ...
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Remembering William Basque, the Mi’kmaw veteran behind the poem, Sma’knis
Rose Basque recalls when her late husband, William Basque, wrote the poem, Sma’knis, back in 1992. She said he had trouble going to sleep one night. “He said, ‘Oh my God. My mind is going really fast.
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Nova Scotia chiefs rejected $87-million offer from DFO, want moderate livelihood defined
Lobster harvesters with Potlotek Mi'kmaw Nation, N.S. set traps in St. Peter's Bay on Oct. 1, 2020/Photo by Stephen Brake The co-chair of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs says negotiations ...
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Next step for Sipekne’katik lobster harvesters in moderate livelihood fishery is selling catch
Crew members aboard the boat, The Lady Carol 1, remove lobster from traps before measuring the lobster and banding their claws/Photo by Stephen Brake Terrence Augustine said his first week of lobster ...
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Peace and Friendship celebration between Mi’kmaq, Acadians at Grand Pré
Assembly of First Nations Vice-Chief Morley Googoo said he got the idea to hold a celebration gathering for both Mi’kmaw and Acadian people during a walk through Grand Pré National Historic Site at ...
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Fort Folly First Nation Chief Rebecca Knockwood re-elected for second term
Rebecca Knockwood has been re-elected as chief of Fort Folly First Nation in New Brunswick. Knockwood received 43 votes while her lone opponent, Hanford Nye, received 24 votes in the band election ...
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First Nation communities in New Brunswick fight for land rights in landmark title cases
Three Indigenous groups in New Brunswick have launched separate legal actions against the provincial and federal governments. The Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey First Nations are pursuing a title case and ...
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Countdown for the 2023 North American Indigenous Games in Halifax begins
The official year-long countdown to the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax in July 2023 has begun. The NAIG 2023 organizing committee launched the countdown at an event along the Halifax ...
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Millbrook First Nation woman charged in connection with death of Sipekne’katik man
A woman from the Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia has been charged in connection with the death of a man from the Sipekne’katik First Nation. Adria Gloade, 37, is charged with being accessory ...
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Prosper seeks fourth term as Chief of Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation
Paul Prosper is seeking a 4th consecutive term as chief of Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation/Photo by Stephen Brake Paul Prosper is seeking a fourth consecutive term as the chief of the Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation ...
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Court of King’s Bench
Three Indigenous groups in New Brunswick have launched separate legal actions against the provincial and federal governments. The Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey First Nations are pursuing a title case and ...
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Former Sipekne’katik finance director gets 2 years in prison for fraud, theft
Jeffrey Cecil Hayes, right, with his lawyer, Luke Craggs, centre, arrive at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax for his sentencing hearing/Photo by Stephen Brake The former Director of Finance for ...